Translating rotary motion to linear motion is a basic part of mechatronic design. Take a look at the nearest 3D-printer or CNC router — at least the Cartesian variety — and you’ll see some mechanism ...

Scanning electron micrograph images of the nut (A,B) and screw (C, D) in the leg joint of a Papuan weevil What's the News: Biologists spend lots of time poring over nature's nuts and bolts. Now, for ...

Weevils are screwed up. Their legs are, anyway. The beetles are the first animals found to have a screw-and-nut mechanism in their bodies. Poring over CT scans of the Papua New Guinea species ...

For automatic correction of accumulated errors in the lead screw in the pitch and in the inside pitch of lead screw we use the same lead screw: 1. On the top of the helixes of screw we make a ...

HOW DOES THE CHOICE OF A BALLSCREW OR LEAD SCREW AFFECT PRODUCTIVITY IN A MOTION-CENTRIC AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT? Woody • THK: Ballscrew technology allows balls to roll between the screw shaft and the ...

Super smooth: the updated linear-shift mechanism from UHV Design exploits a precision slideway to increase the translation speed (Courtesy: UHV Design) UHV Design, which specializes in the design, ...